Aubrey Upjohn
The Reverend Aubrey Upjohn is a recurring fictional character from the Jeeves and Drones Club stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being the Headmaster at Malvern House Preparatory School during Bertie Wooster's tenure there.
Overview
Aubrey Upjohn was the headmaster of St. Asaph's preparatory school in Bramley-on-Sea, attended by Freddie Widgeon (in "Bramley Is So Bracing"). In other stories the name of the school is Malvern House, attended by Bertie Wooster and several of Bertie's friends. In some books the name of Bertie's headmaster is given as "Arnold Abney", but he appears to be the same person.
Aubrey Upjohn appears most in one book, Jeeves in the Offing. At the time of this story, he has left his post at the school. He becomes the target of a libellous article by Kipper Herring. He threatens to initiate a litigation, but Jeeves, as usual, smooths things out. At one time, he marries Jane Mills, a friend of Aunt Dahlia who later dies. He is the guardian of her daughter, Phyllis Mills.
Stories
Aubrey Upjohn is featured in:
- "Bramley Is So Bracing" (1939) – Drone Bingo short story, collected in Nothing Serious (1950)
- Jeeves in the Offing (1960) – Jeeves novel
Aubrey Upjohn is mentioned in:
- The Code of the Woosters (1938) – Jeeves novel
- "The Editor Regrets (1939) – Drone Widgeon short story, collected in Eggs, Beans and Crumpets (1940)
- The Mating Season (1949) – Jeeves novel
- "Jeeves and the Greasy Bird"- Jeeves short story
References
- Sources consulted
- Kuzmenko, Michel (The Russian Wodehouse Society) (2007-07-29). "Wodehouse books". Bibliography. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- Reggie (2007-03-16). "Wodehouse Who's Who: Rev. Aubrey Upjohn, M. A." Blandings, a Companion to the Works of P. G. Wodehouse. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26.
- Endnotes
See also